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Only the second independent creation from Mercedes-Benz’s performance division, the Mercedes-AMG GT follows the traditional front-engine rear-drive layout with separate rear-mounted final drive: http://bit.ly/1xTBvps﻿

To celebrate 4 decades of the Rubik’s Cube this year, SA will host 2 official Speedcube competitions: 1. Sci-Bono Discovery Centre in JHB on 23 Nov; 2. Cape Town Science Centre on 30 Nov. To enter, visit www.speedcubes.co.za You’ll also get to see Valk and Melbourne’s Feliks Zemdegs, another current Speedcube world champion, compete at both events.﻿

On 12 November, history was made when ESA’s Rosetta mission soft-landed its Philae probe on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. This is the first time ever that man has landed a spacecraft on a comet. Read more at http://bit.ly/1vlEZSK﻿

The Iron Dome, Israel’s air-defence system, automatically identifies a never-before-seen missile and shoots it down if it’s projected to hit a populated area. Here’s how it works: http://bit.ly/1F8AR7V﻿

Popular Mechanics is the leading science and technology magazine for curious
minds. If you want to know how the world works, and what makes the Universe
tick, Popular Mechanics is the magazine for you. Launched in August 2002 as a
monthly magazine in South Africa, it addresses a wide range of topics: science, computers, cars,
electronics, technology, outdoor adventures, transportation, defence,
telecommunication, home improvements, and much more.